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The Islamic Republic, along with China, Syria, Turkey,
and Vietnam, held its position as one of the five largest prisons for
journalists in the world as of the end of the last Iranian year
ending March 21, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) told Radio Farda.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has
renewed his attack on the Iran nuclear deal during a visit to the
United States, saying the agreement would delay but not prevent
Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. "Delaying it and watching
them getting that bomb, that means you are waiting for the bullet to
reach your head," Prince Mohammed, 32, the heir to the Saudi
throne, said Monday during his first meeting with editors and
reporters from The New York Times. "So you have to move from
today."
Oil prices closed lower Tuesday as participants gauged
increasing supply against geopolitical risks to producers... In
recent days, prices have been pulled between potential disruptions to
production in Iran and steadily increasing output from U.S. shale
producers. "Newly heightened geopolitical risks of a more
hawkish U.S. policy toward Iran...clearly raises the likelihood of
oil trade disruptions and with it upside risks to oil prices in the
near term," said Ehsan Khoman, head of research for the Middle
East at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ in a note Tuesday.
NUCLEAR DEAL
[T]o withdraw from the Iran deal now would be a mistake.
The U.S. and its allies now enjoy the best of both worlds: Iranian
compliance without the international investment Tehran had counted
on.
With President Trump's pick of John Bolton as national
security advisor raising the chances of a U.S. withdrawal from the
2015 Iran nuclear deal, Washington must be ready in its aftermath to
pursue a bold, broad, and effective strategy to restrain Tehran's
nuclear dreams and hegemonic ambitions.
Former secretary of state John Kerry warned Tuesday that
if the United States withdraws from the Iran nuclear deal, it will
take decades to re-negotiate another set of limitations on Tehran's
nuclear program.
SANCTIONS ENFORCEMENT
A Turkish banker who was found guilty of helping Iran
evade U.S. sanctions following a trial that featured accusations of
corruption against top Turkish officials asked a U.S. judge on Monday
to "temper justice with mercy" and impose a lenient
sentence.
GULF STATES, YEMEN, & IRAN
Saudi Arabia submitted a letter to the UN Security
Council regarding the Iranian ballistic missiles which the Houthis
fired towards the kingdom and demanded holding Iran accountable for
supplying the Houthis with ballistic missiles.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Tuesday rejected claims that
the country is supplying weapons to Yemeni rebels and dismissed Saudi
warnings of retaliation for a weekend missile attack.
Riyadh's Specialized Criminal Court held a Monday
session to consider the case of espionage involving a 34-year-old
Saudi male citizen. The Saudi defendant is charged of communicating
with Iranian intelligence agents, covering up for intelligence
operations, and provoking sedition.
OTHER TERRORISM & EXTREMISM
Hamas has turned to its friends in Tehran to seek
mediation with Baghdad in the case of a rocket fuel expert named Taha
Mohamed al-Jabouri. The incident shows Hamas's increasing desperation
and its links to Iran.
IRAQ & IRAN
Iraq wants to "keep away" from the U.S.-Iran
conflict, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Wednesday.
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